Score keeper

ABSTRACT

A score keeping device typically used as an accessory to parlor board games of the hockey action type. The device is actuated by a puck as it travels from a simulated cage to cause a spring powered dial to turn one increment indicative of the new score. The dial is uniquely designed whereby a light switch will be automatically operated by the dial each time a score is made to call attention to that fact as is the case in the actual arena.

1111 3,785,552 Jan. 15, 1974 1 SCORE KEEPER.

[75] Inventor: Calvin L. Payne, Jr.,

Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.

[73] Assignee: Tudor Metal Products Corporation,

Brooklyn, N.Y.

[22] Filed: Aug.,1l, 1972 [21] App1. No.: 279,956

[52] US. Cl. 235/98 R', 116/120, 235/1 B,

273/D1G. 26, 273/85 R,-340/366 A [51] Int. Cl A63b 71/06 [58] Field of Search 273/15, DIG. 26,

273/86 R, 86 B, 86 D, 102.1 C, 1021 E, 102.1 F, 118-A, 118 D, 119 A, 120 A, 121 A, 122 A, 127,1 E, 1 135, 85, 86 F, 94, 102.1 B, 102.2 R; 235/1 B, 98 R; 116/120; 340/366 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,028,725 12/1971 Edwards 273/86 R X 2,631,780 3/1953 Branner. .1 116/120 X 3,074,720 H1903 Carver etal. 273/85 E Q 74. a I 3,3

- l. 62 I2 p 2,835,052 5/1958 Raich et a1. 273/1 E x 1,970,068 8/1934 Walton 273/1022 R 1,977,739 10/1934 Sandstrom 273/127 R X 2,296,548 9/1942 1 Williams 273/118 A x FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATlONS 1,053,030 9/1953 France 273/94 1) 1,356,440 2/1904 France 273/86 R Primary Examiner-Anton O. Oechsle Assistant Examiner-Harry G. Strappello Att0rney-Borst & Borst [57] ABSTRACT A score keeping device typically used as an accessory to parlor board games of the hockey action type. The device is actuated by a puck as it travels from a simulated cage to cause a spring powered dial to turn one increment indicative of the new score. The dial is uniquely designed whereby a light switch will be automatically operated by the dial each time a score is made to call attention to that fact as is the case in the actual arena.

-1 Claim, 7 Drawing Figures PATENIEBJAN 1 51914 sum *3 0F 3 FIG. 1;

SCORE KEEPER The invention relates to games and accessories thereof and, in particular,'to score keeping devices which are actuated automatically as scores are made by the players.

According to the invention there is provided an improved score indicating and signaling device for a hockey board game. A rock lever serves to move a score indicating dial in the device when the lever is struck by a game puck or ball and is moved thereby to its scoring position. In the latter position the dial moves to turn to a new rotative position, there being provided peripheral knobs on' the dial which engage a light switch to momentarily flash a visual signal in a circuit arranged to operate in conjunction with the dial. The effect of the combined action is to afford a realistic simulation of playing conditions in hockey arenas.

One object of the invention is to provide a new and improved scoring and indicating device for action type board games.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatically operated score keeping device for an action type parlor game which affords visual indication of the current score and such other indication temporarily of the fact that there has been a change in the score.'

Other objects and advantages of the invention may be appreciatedon reading the following description of one embodiment thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. I is a perspectiveview of a portion of a game board showing the scoring device attached thereto;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the scoring device in relation to a puck tray and taken on the line 2-2 of FIG. 3 is a sectional view partially in elevation and taken on the line 3--3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 55 of FIG. 2; e

FIG. 6 is a detail view of a latching finger taken on the line 6-6 of FIG. 5; and

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6.

, Referring to the drawings and, in particular, FIG. 1 showing a hockey game boardv 10 having a playing surface 12, goal cage 14, puck tray 16 and the score keeping device 18 having a front wall 20 and a rear wall 22.

As best seen in FIG. 2, when the player has made a 50 goal and the puck drops into the puck tray 16, the puck will engage the extension 24 of rocking lever 26 moving it to the dot-dash line position; Latching fingers 28 and 30 of the lever 26 alternatelyengage marginal stops 32 ofa dial wheel 34. As best seen in FIGS. 4 and 5, trun-,55 ions 36 and 38 on rocking lever 26 are pivotally mounted in posts 40 and 42 extending from the rear wall 22.

A coil spring 44 has one end 46 secured to a lug 48 on the inner face of the dial wheel 34, see FIGS. 5 and ,0 7. The other end 50 of spring 44 engages a hook member 52 extending inwardly and off center from rocking lever 26. In addition to anchoring the end 50 of coiled spring 44, the end 50 also serves to normally maintain the rocking lever 26 in the solid line position as seen in 5 2 FIG. 2.

The dial wheel 34 is rotatably mounted on its front side by astud 54 extending inwardly fromthe front wall 22 in recess 56. Extending rearwardly from the dial wheel 34 is post extension 58 which is supported in bearing 60 extending from the rear wall 22 of the score board. The coiled spring 44 is also concentrically supported on the bearing 60.

As seen in FIG. 7, when a puck has rocked the lever 26 to itsactuated pivotal position as shown in dot-dash lines, the engagement between the latching finger 28 and one of the marginal stops 32 of the dial wheel34 will be broken. This will allow the dial wheel 34 to turn in a clockwise direction under the influence of the coil spring 44. Simultaneously the latching finger 30 is brough into position and intercepts the next marginal stop to stop the dial wheel at the next spring position. After the puck has passed the extension 24 of the rock:

ing lever 26 it is returned to its normal solid line posi- 5 tion by the spring end acting on hook member 52 to engage latching finger 28 and the next marginal stop 32 of the dial wheel 34. I

To visually indicate to the player, that the score has changed, the dial wheel 34 is provided with peripheral knobs 62. As shown in FIG. 3, the knobs 62 on dial wheel 34 will rock a switch terminal 64 to contact a second switch terminal 66 and close a circuit, including a battery 68 and lamp 70, to flash a signal through window 72, on front wall 20. The window 72 may be provided with the name of the team.

When the dial wheel 34 has rotated 360, a stop 74 extending from rear wall 22 engages a stop lugf76 on the wheel, see FIGS. 5 and 7, and de-energizes the coil spring 44. To re-energize spring 44, the player manually rotates the dial wheel 34 counterclockwise by touching the knobs 62 which protrude through the opening 78 of end wall 80, FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, until the stop lug 76 again engages stop 74'. I

The outer face of the dial wheel 34 is provided with markings to indicate the score and observed through a window 74 on front wall 20, FIGS. 2, 3 and 7. The rear wall 22 has a window 76 to also show the score indicated on the inner face of dial wheel 34.

In operation, as a puck falls into puck tray 16 and rocks lever 26 to allow the dial wheel 34 to rotate an increment clockwise, the player is immediately alerted by a flashing signal in window 72 and the score through window 74.

What is claimed is:

l. A score indicating and signaling device comprising a rotatable dial wheel having a plurality of marginal stops on its inner face, a rocker lever having a pair of latching fingers adapted to alternately engage said mar ginal stops, a coil spring one end of which is connected to said wheel for giving the wheel a rotational bias in a given direction and the other end engaging said lever for urging the lever to its normal'position, a light circuit operatively controlled by said wheel, scoring indications on the outer face of the wheel, said circuit having a switch therein, and said wheel having peripheral extension elements physically correlated with said indications, whereby a light will flash as an indication is changed with the rotation of said wheel when the lever is rocked from its said normal position. 

1. A score indicating and signaling device comprising a rotatable dial wheel having a plurality of marginal stops on its inner face, a rocker lever having a pair of latching fingers adapted to alternately engage said marginal stops, a coil spring one end of which is connected to said wheel for giving the wheel a rotational bias in a given direction and the other end engaging said lever for urging the lever to its normal position, a light circuit operatively controlled by said wheel, scoring indications on the outer face of the wheel, said circuit having a switch therein, and said wheel having peripheral extension elements physically correlated with said indications, whereby a light will flash as an indication is changed with the rotation of said wheel when the lever is rocked from its said normal position. 